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County Cost Group 600 BAH rates 2026
In County Cost Group 600 (608 ZIP codes), 2026 BAH runs from $1,050 a month (E-1 without dependents) to $2,310 (O-7 and above with dependents). An E-5 with dependents gets $1,404 a month, not taxed.
County Cost Group 600 · E-5 · with dependents
$1,404 a month
$16,848 a year, not taxed.
| Grade | With dependents | Without dependents |
|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $1,302 | $1,050 |
| E-2 | $1,302 | $1,050 |
| E-3 | $1,302 | $1,050 |
| E-4 | $1,302 | $1,050 |
| E-5 | $1,404 | $1,137 |
| E-6 | $1,704 | $1,275 |
| E-7 | $1,773 | $1,329 |
| E-8 | $1,845 | $1,470 |
| E-9 | $1,956 | $1,551 |
| W-1 | $1,722 | $1,293 |
| W-2 | $1,803 | $1,467 |
| W-3 | $1,896 | $1,563 |
| W-4 | $1,980 | $1,713 |
| W-5 | $2,088 | $1,788 |
| O-1E | $1,782 | $1,401 |
| O-2E | $1,881 | $1,533 |
| O-3E | $1,998 | $1,695 |
| O-1 | $1,446 | $1,194 |
| O-2 | $1,701 | $1,374 |
| O-3 | $1,893 | $1,593 |
| O-4 | $2,118 | $1,767 |
| O-5 | $2,280 | $1,806 |
| O-6 | $2,298 | $1,875 |
| O-7 and above | $2,310 | $1,902 |
What is take-home pay with BAH in County Cost Group 600?
Monthly pay for four people stationed here in 2026. BAH and BAS are not taxed; federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare come off basic pay. County cost groups are not tied to one state in DTMO’s list, so these examples leave out state tax: it depends on your state of legal residence.
| E-4, over 3 years, no dependents (single) | E-4, over 3 years, with dependents (married) | O-3, over 4 years, no dependents (single) | O-3, over 4 years, with dependents (married) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic pay | $3,482.40 | $3,482.40 | $7,382.70 | $7,382.70 |
| BAH | $1,050.00 | $1,302.00 | $1,593.00 | $1,893.00 |
| BAS | $476.95 | $476.95 | $328.48 | $328.48 |
| Federal tax, Social Security and Medicare | −$502.62 | −$346.31 | −$1,453.14 | −$1,087.37 |
| State income tax | not included | not included | not included | not included |
| Take-home a month | $4,506.73 | $4,915.04 | $7,851.04 | $8,516.81 |
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Which ZIP codes are in County Cost Group 600?
DTMO’s 2026 list maps 608 ZIP codes to this county cost group (ZZ600). BAH is set by the ZIP code of your duty station.
Show all 608 ZIP codes
158xx: 15832, 15834, 15861
163xx: 16301, 16317, 16319, 16323, 16341, 16342, 16343, 16344, 16346, 16362, 16364, 16372, 16373, 16374
170xx: 17017
177xx: 17730, 17749, 17772, 17777
178xx: 17801, 17823, 17824, 17830, 17832, 17834, 17836, 17840, 17847, 17850, 17851, 17857, 17860, 17865, 17866, 17867, 17868, 17872, 17877, 17881
226xx: 22650
228xx: 22835, 22849, 22851
244xx: 24413, 24422, 24426, 24433, 24442, 24448, 24457, 24458, 24465, 24474
250xx: 25002, 25031, 25036, 25040, 25057, 25085, 25090
251xx: 25115, 25118, 25119, 25136, 25139, 25152, 25161, 25173, 25185, 25186
258xx: 25812, 25831, 25833, 25837, 25840, 25846, 25854, 25855, 25862, 25864, 25866, 25868, 25879, 25880, 25888
259xx: 25901, 25904, 25907, 25917, 25936, 25938, 25942, 25976, 25986
266xx: 26680
285xx: 28522, 28555, 28573, 28585
286xx: 28623, 28627, 28644, 28663, 28668, 28675
304xx: 30413, 30424, 30434, 30446, 30449, 30455, 30467, 30477
305xx: 30511, 30530, 30547, 30558
306xx: 30631, 30664
308xx: 30803, 30810, 30818, 30820, 30823, 30833
310xx: 31049, 31096
318xx: 31824, 31832
350xx: 35038, 35063
351xx: 35130, 35148
355xx: 35501, 35502, 35503, 35504, 35549, 35550, 35554, 35560, 35573, 35578, 35579, 35580, 35584, 35587
376xx: 37640, 37680, 37683, 37688, 37691
380xx: 38008, 38039, 38042, 38044, 38052, 38061, 38067, 38075
383xx: 38311, 38329, 38363, 38374, 38377, 38380, 38381
384xx: 38449, 38455, 38460, 38472, 38473, 38477, 38478
398xx: 39824, 39851, 39854, 39867
424xx: 42402, 42406, 42419, 42420, 42451, 42452, 42457, 42458
437xx: 43711, 43717, 43724, 43779, 43788
457xx: 45727
467xx: 46714, 46731, 46759, 46766, 46770, 46777, 46778, 46781, 46791
470xx: 47011, 47019, 47020, 47038, 47043
473xx: 47340, 47354, 47355, 47358, 47368, 47380, 47382, 47390, 47394
474xx: 47427, 47431, 47455, 47456, 47460
478xx: 47832, 47836, 47859, 47860, 47862, 47868, 47872, 47874
484xx: 48401, 48410, 48416, 48419, 48422, 48426, 48427, 48434, 48450, 48453, 48454, 48456, 48465, 48466, 48469, 48471, 48472
497xx: 49743, 49759, 49765, 49776, 49777, 49779
500xx: 50049, 50068
501xx: 50151
502xx: 50238, 50272
504xx: 50434, 50440, 50444, 50446, 50448, 50456, 50459
506xx: 50603, 50630, 50645, 50658, 50659, 50661
508xx: 50847, 50864
510xx: 51003, 51011, 51022, 51023, 51027, 51036, 51041
512xx: 51234, 51238, 51239, 51244, 51247, 51250
514xx: 51432, 51439, 51441, 51442, 51448, 51454, 51460, 51461, 51465, 51467
515xx: 51520, 51528, 51532, 51566, 51573, 51591
520xx: 52037
521xx: 52154
522xx: 52254
527xx: 52701, 52727, 52729, 52730, 52731, 52732, 52733, 52734, 52736, 52742, 52750, 52751, 52757, 52771, 52774, 52777
535xx: 53540, 53556, 53581, 53584
539xx: 53910, 53924, 53934, 53936
541xx: 54107, 54111, 54127, 54128, 54137, 54166
544xx: 54414, 54416, 54450, 54486, 54499
546xx: 54611, 54613, 54615, 54635, 54642, 54643, 54659, 54664
547xx: 54754
549xx: 54928, 54948, 54978
570xx: 57017, 57024, 57028, 57065
573xx: 57312, 57313, 57328, 57330, 57344, 57345, 57346, 57358, 57364, 57382
574xx: 57420, 57435, 57438, 57452, 57466, 57470, 57472, 57473
575xx: 57520, 57540, 57552, 57553, 57560, 57564, 57567, 57579, 57585
576xx: 57601, 57631, 57650, 57651
577xx: 57720, 57724, 57755, 57776
580xx: 58027, 58033, 58054, 58068
610xx: 61001, 61025, 61028, 61036, 61041, 61059, 61075, 61085, 61087
628xx: 62801, 62807, 62849, 62853, 62854, 62870, 62875, 62881, 62882, 62892, 62893
634xx: 63432, 63442
635xx: 63501, 63533, 63540, 63543, 63546, 63555, 63559, 63563
637xx: 63737, 63746, 63748, 63775, 63776, 63783
644xx: 64402, 64438, 64453, 64463, 64489
646xx: 64657
650xx: 65018, 65025, 65042, 65046, 65050, 65055, 65068, 65081
652xx: 65233, 65237, 65276, 65287
653xx: 65322, 65348
655xx: 65590
656xx: 65601, 65613, 65617, 65622, 65640, 65644, 65645, 65649, 65650, 65663, 65674, 65685
657xx: 65710, 65727, 65764, 65767, 65783
688xx: 68823, 68879
689xx: 68901, 68902, 68920, 68925, 68928, 68930, 68942, 68950, 68952, 68955, 68956, 68966, 68969, 68970, 68971, 68973, 68977
691xx: 69121, 69122, 69129
692xx: 69210, 69214, 69217
725xx: 72537, 72544
726xx: 72617, 72623, 72626, 72635, 72642, 72651, 72653, 72654, 72658, 72659
734xx: 73456
735xx: 73520, 73548, 73561, 73565, 73569, 73573
737xx: 73758, 73759, 73761, 73766, 73771
740xx: 74027, 74042, 74048, 74072, 74083
743xx: 74330, 74337, 74340, 74350, 74352, 74361, 74362, 74364, 74365, 74366, 74367
744xx: 74421, 74431, 74437, 74445, 74447, 74456, 74460
746xx: 74636, 74643
748xx: 74818, 74820, 74821, 74825, 74830, 74837, 74842, 74843, 74844, 74849, 74865, 74867, 74868, 74871, 74884
754xx: 75455, 75456, 75493
755xx: 75558
793xx: 79342, 79359, 79360
797xx: 79745, 79789
870xx: 87005, 87007, 87012, 87014, 87017, 87020, 87021, 87029, 87034, 87038, 87040, 87049, 87051, 87064
873xx: 87315, 87357
875xx: 87510, 87511, 87515, 87516, 87518, 87520, 87522, 87523, 87527, 87528, 87530, 87531, 87532, 87533, 87537, 87539, 87548, 87551, 87554, 87566, 87575, 87578, 87581, 87582
How does County Cost Group 600 BAH compare?
For an E-5 with dependents, County Cost Group 600 pays $1,404 a month: number 307 of 338 housing areas, and $657 below the middle of all areas ($2,061). The other county cost groups:
- County Cost Group 510 E-5 with dependents $1,329
- County Cost Group 520 E-5 with dependents $1,332
- County Cost Group 530 E-5 with dependents $1,338
- County Cost Group 540 E-5 with dependents $1,344
- County Cost Group 550 E-5 with dependents $1,353
- County Cost Group 560 E-5 with dependents $1,362
- County Cost Group 570 E-5 with dependents $1,371
- County Cost Group 580 E-5 with dependents $1,380
- County Cost Group 590 E-5 with dependents $1,392
- County Cost Group 610 E-5 with dependents $1,410
- County Cost Group 620 E-5 with dependents $1,419
- County Cost Group 630 E-5 with dependents $1,425
- County Cost Group 640 E-5 with dependents $1,434
- County Cost Group 650 E-5 with dependents $1,443
- County Cost Group 660 E-5 with dependents $1,449
- County Cost Group 670 E-5 with dependents $1,461
- County Cost Group 680 E-5 with dependents $1,470
- County Cost Group 690 E-5 with dependents $1,482
- County Cost Group 700 E-5 with dependents $1,497
- County Cost Group 710 E-5 with dependents $1,515
- County Cost Group 720 E-5 with dependents $1,536
- County Cost Group 730 E-5 with dependents $1,557
- County Cost Group 740 E-5 with dependents $1,590
- County Cost Group 750 E-5 with dependents $1,638
- County Cost Group 760 E-5 with dependents $1,686
- County Cost Group 770 E-5 with dependents $1,752
- County Cost Group 780 E-5 with dependents $1,815
- County Cost Group 790 E-5 with dependents $1,890
- County Cost Group 800 E-5 with dependents $1,962
- County Cost Group 810 E-5 with dependents $2,064
- County Cost Group 820 E-5 with dependents $2,160
- County Cost Group 830 E-5 with dependents $2,250
- County Cost Group 840 E-5 with dependents $2,322
- County Cost Group 850 E-5 with dependents $2,409
- County Cost Group 860 E-5 with dependents $2,487
- County Cost Group 870 E-5 with dependents $2,652
- County Cost Group 880 E-5 with dependents $2,850
- County Cost Group 890 E-5 with dependents $3,156
Every housing area: BAH rates by location.
What does this leave out?
- BAH II, partial BAH and BAH-Differential, and rate protection (a member keeps a higher earlier rate while stationed in the same place).
- Special pays, deductions such as TSP and SGLI, and anything outside the 50 states (the Overseas Housing Allowance).
- In the take-home examples: state tax, local taxes and changes during the year.
What else can I work out?
- BAH calculator Your BAH from any ZIP code, with a second ZIP to compare for a move.
- Military pay calculator Basic pay, BAH, BAS and take-home pay for your rank, years of service, ZIP code and home state.
- Military pay chart 2026 Monthly basic pay for every grade, E-1 to O-10, at every length of service.
Questions about BAH in County Cost Group 600
What is E-5 BAH in County Cost Group 600 for 2026?
$1,404 a month with dependents and $1,137 without ($16,848 and $13,644 a year). That ranks 307 of the 338 housing areas for an E-5 with dependents; the middle of all areas is $2,061.
What is O-3 BAH in County Cost Group 600?
An O-3 gets $1,893 a month with dependents and $1,593 without in 2026. A W-2 gets $1,803 and $1,467.
How much BAH does an E-1 get in County Cost Group 600?
$1,302 a month with dependents and $1,050 without. E-1 to E-4 get the same rates here.
Which ZIP codes use County Cost Group 600 BAH rates?
608 ZIP codes in DTMO’s 2026 list map to this housing area (ZZ600): 15832, 15834, 15861, 16301, 16317 and 603 more. BAH follows the ZIP code of your duty station, not where you live.
Is BAH in County Cost Group 600 taxed?
No: BAH and BAS are not taxable income, so tax comes off basic pay only. For example, an E-4 with over 3 years and no dependents gets $5,009.35 a month here with allowances and takes home about $4,506.73. County cost groups are not tied to one state in DTMO’s list, so these examples leave out state tax: it depends on your state of legal residence.
When will County Cost Group 600 BAH change?
The 2026 rates apply until December 31, 2026. The Defense Department normally announces the 2027 rates in mid-December, to start on January 1, 2027.